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Maria “Mary” Duistermars Mouw

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Birth	:	11 Nov 1852 Terwolde, Voorst Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death	:	19 Sep 1937 Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0680000, -96.1720000
Description	:	Mrs. Ben Mouw, sr. of Sioux Center died Sunday afternoon a the age of 85. She was a pioneer resident of Sioux county. Mrs. Mouw, nee Mary Duistermars was born in Terwalde, Gelderland, The Netherlands. She came to America in 1873. In 1875 she married B. Mouw. To this marriage was born 12 children one of whom died in infancy. The young couple first moved into a shanty "over the Branch”. Some 50 years ago they built the grand old house known as the Mouw homestead. Old settlers will recall the palace it was in its days. In 1910 Mr.... Read More	Mrs. Ben Mouw, sr. of Sioux Center died Sunday afternoon a the age of 85. She was a pioneer resident of Sioux county. Mrs. Mouw, nee Mary Duistermars was born in Terwalde, Gelderland, The Netherlands. She came to America in 1873. In 1875 she married B. Mouw. To this marriage was born 12 children one of whom died in infancy. The young couple first moved into a shanty "over the Branch”. Some 50 years ago they built the grand old house known as the Mouw homestead. Old settlers will recall the palace it was in its days. In 1910 Mr. and Mrs. Mouw quit farming and came to town. Mrs. Mouw was a real pioneer for she spun her own wool and knitted all the stockings fgor her children. The last years she spun and knitted for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving Mrs. Mouw are 11 children who are: Neal, Mrs. John Schoep (Minnie); Will; Mrs. Chris Van Roekel (Johanna); Henry; Ben and Peter, all of Sioux Center; Mrs. Al Bruins (Hattie) of Long Beach, Calif.; John of Rock Valley; Mrs. Will Bruins (Margaret) of Maurice; and Albert of Muskegon, Mich. Eleven years ago Mr. Mouw died. Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon in the Central Reformed church of Sioux Center at 1:20 p.m. Revs. R. Meengs and B.D. Dykstra of Orange City will have charge of the services. Sioux County Capital 1937-09-23.

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Maria “Mary” Duistermars Mouw's memorial is located at: Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery, Sioux Center, Sioux County, USA.
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Maria “Mary” Duistermars Mouw death on 19 Sep 1937 in Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0680000
Longitude: -96.1720000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Berend “Ben” Mouw

(1850 - 1926)

Siblings

William Duistermars

(1850 - 1901)

Children

Neal Mouw

(1876 - 1945)

Wilmina “Minnie” Mouw Schoep

(1878 - 1965)

William Mouw

(1880 - 1961)

John B. Mouw

(1881 - 1959)

Hermina Johanna “Johanna” Mouw Van Roekel

(1887 - 1980)

Ben Mouw

(1891 - 1985)

Peter B. Mouw

(1895 - 1980)

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Coordinate: 43.0680000, -96.1720000

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Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

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Coordinate: 43.1864014, -96.2878036

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Coordinate: 43.1866989, -96.2953033

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Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

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Coordinate: 43.2047005, -96.0208969

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